DRC calls for road map
DRC - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have called for a clear road map for the withdrawal of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force from their country.
The call was made during a ministerial meeting chaired by the country’s Prime Minister Sama Lukonde.
Congolese ministers have resolved to speed up discussions with the UN about the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from their country.
The 16 000-strong UN force, known by its French acronym Monusco, has been criticised for its perceived inability to stop militia attacks against civilians in eastern DRC.
Last year, Congolese demonstrators burnt UN bases in eastern DRC after the head of the peacekeeping force said they could not help Congolese soldiers to fight against the M23 rebels because the rebels had more sophisticated weapons.
WASHINGTON - Cops in Washington, DC, detained the driver of a large U-Haul truck that crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday night with a Nazi flag inside.
There were no injuries at the scene after the crash occurred around 10pm. The truck was quickly deemed safe by DC police.
The name of the driver or details of the incident were not released in the immediate aftermath.
Authorities found a Nazi flag complete with a large swastika in the truck. Footage from a local photojournalist shows a law enforcement officer folding up the flag, which had been spread out on the ground in public view.
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The Secret Service confirmed that charges will be filed by the US Park Police with support from the Secret Service.
‘‘There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel, and the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation,’’ Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, wrote on Twitter.
‘‘The driver may have intentionally struck the security barriers,’’ he added in a second tweet, which announced the truck was deemed safe.
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that the nearby Hay Adams hotel was evacuated at the request of the Secret Service.
After the initial crash, the driver of the truck hit the barriers a second time.
Video footage of the incident showed the driver continued to attempt to move forward following the first crash.